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American Express AXP Restricted Cash

Restricted Cash at other companies

JPMorgan Chase logo
JPMorgan ChaseJPM
$23.7B-10.9%
Deluxe logo
DeluxeDLX
$2M-83.8%
Capital One Financial logo
Capital One FinancialCOF
$1.17B-52.7%
Mastercard logo
MastercardMA
$488M-10.0%
Corpay logo
CorpayCPAY
$7B+110%
Visa logo
VisaV
$888M-67.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$19.6B+10.0%
Net income$3.1B+7.8%
EPS (diluted)$4.53+11.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$45.2B-21.9%
Total debt$59.0B-1.1%
Total equity$34.3B+6.1%
Total assets$308.20B+4.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$5.4B+23.1%
CapEx$898.0M+45.1%
Free cash flow$4.5B+19.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$230.22B+11.7%
Enterprise value$244.03B+17.4%
P/E20.1×-0.2×
P/S0.0×

Profitability

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Net margin15.1%+0.3pp
FCF margin19.8%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity34.4%+1.6pp
Debt / equity1.7×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by American Express in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents.

The source filing: American Express’s 10-Q, filed July 24, 2026.

Filed
Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0000004962-26-000322
(Millions, except share data)June 30,2026December 31,2025
Cash and due from banks (includes restricted cash of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $4; 2025, nil)$3,453$3,559
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks41,46943,491
Short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $73; 2025, $84)321742
Total cash and cash equivalents (includes restricted cash: 2026, $165; 2025, $169)45,24347,792
Card balances (includes gross amounts available to settle obligations of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $32,167; 2025, $33,378), less reserves for credit losses: 2026, $5,866; 2025, $6,089212,188207,774
Card balances held for sale1,7522,457
Other loans, less reserves for credit losses: 2026, $312; 2025, $32311,11510,605
Investment securities4,0731,043

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FAQ

What is American Express's restricted cash?
American Express (AXP) reported restricted cash of $165M in Q2 2026.
How has American Express's restricted cash changed year-over-year?
American Express's restricted cash decreased by 16.7% year-over-year, from $198M to $165M.
What is the long-term trend for American Express's restricted cash?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), American Express's restricted cash has grown at a -22.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $606M to $169M.
What does restricted cash mean?
Cash restricted for specific purposes by contractual, regulatory, or legal requirements — not available for general corporate use.

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